Enrolment in secondary education, male in Egypt

Egypt: Enrolment in secondary education, male was 4.87 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
4.87 million number
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
13th
of 202 countries
All-time high
4.87 million number
in 2019
All-time low
982,341 number
in 1971
Years of data
41
1971–2019

Enrolment in secondary education, male in Egypt, 1971–2019

1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M1971199520191971: 982.3k number1972: 1.0M number1973: 1.1M number1974: 1.2M number1975: 1.3M number1976: 1.4M number1977: 1.6M number1978: 1.7M number1979: 1.7M number1980: 1.8M number1981: 1.8M number1982: 1.9M number1983: 2.0M number1984: 2.1M number1985: 2.2M number1986: 2.3M number1987: 2.4M number1988: 2.4M number1989: 2.5M number1990: 3.0M number1991: 3.1M number1992: 2.9M number1993: 3.0M number1994: 3.4M number1995: 3.3M number1996: 3.3M number1997: 3.7M number1999: 4.1M number2000: 4.3M number2001: 4.4M number2004: 4.4M number2009: 3.4M number2010: 3.6M number2011: 4.0M number2012: 4.1M number2013: 4.2M number2014: 4.2M number2016: 4.5M number2017: 4.6M number2018: 4.7M number2019: 4.9M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, male in Egypt is 4.87 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, male in Egypt peaked at 4.87 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 982,341 number, in 1971.

Egypt ranks 13th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

Enrolment in secondary education, male in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) in Egypt, 1971 to 2019.
Year number Change
1971 982,341 number
1972 1.05 million number +6.8%
1973 1.12 million number +6.3%
1974 1.18 million number +5.7%
1975 1.32 million number +12.4%
1976 1.43 million number +8.1%
1977 1.56 million number +8.8%
1978 1.66 million number +6.5%
1979 1.72 million number +3.7%
1980 1.79 million number +4.3%
1981 1.85 million number +3.0%
1982 1.93 million number +4.4%
1983 2.01 million number +4.4%
1984 2.10 million number +4.4%
1985 2.19 million number +4.3%
1986 2.31 million number +5.5%
1987 2.42 million number +4.7%
1988 2.45 million number +1.0%
1989 2.45 million number +0.3%
1990 3.04 million number +24.0%
1991 3.13 million number +2.8%
1992 2.93 million number -6.3%
1993 3.05 million number +4.0%
1994 3.41 million number +11.8%
1995 3.35 million number -1.7%
1996 3.35 million number +0.0%
1997 3.67 million number +9.5%
1999 4.09 million number +11.3%
2000 4.25 million number +4.1%
2001 4.39 million number +3.3%
2004 4.38 million number -0.2%
2009 3.43 million number -21.7%
2010 3.56 million number +3.6%
2011 3.99 million number +12.3%
2012 4.09 million number +2.3%
2013 4.21 million number +3.0%
2014 4.22 million number +0.3%
2016 4.53 million number +7.3%
2017 4.63 million number +2.3%
2018 4.73 million number +2.1%
2019 4.87 million number +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.34 million number 982,341 number 1.72 million number 9
1980s 2.15 million number 1.79 million number 2.45 million number 10
1990s 3.33 million number 2.93 million number 4.09 million number 9
2000s 4.11 million number 3.43 million number 4.39 million number 4
2010s 4.31 million number 3.56 million number 4.87 million number 9

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 10 Nigeria 5.51 million number compare
  2. 11 Russian Federation 5.32 million number compare
  3. 12 Philippines 5.18 million number compare
  4. 14 Germany 3.70 million number compare
  5. 15 Japan 3.58 million number compare
  6. 16 Thailand 3.13 million number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in secondary education, male in Egypt?
Enrolment in secondary education, male in Egypt was 4.87 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 4.87 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 982,341 number in 1971.
How does Egypt rank for enrolment in secondary education, male?
Egypt ranks 13th out of 202 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in secondary education, male rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 8,155 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.